House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined the chorus requesting information related to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to cease issuing new export licenses related to certain firearms, firearm components, and ammunition for approximately 90 days to certain countries.
In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Chairman Comer warns Commerce’s recent decision is "at odds with the agency’s mission and is inconsistently applied across industries, bringing into question whether the domestic firearm manufacturing industry is a target."
“This action has raised concern about a possible extralegal attempt by the Biden Administration to harm the domestic firearms manufacturing industry in pursuit of an anti-firearm agenda by starving it of access to international markets for at least 90 days, perhaps indefinitely,” the letter reads.
The Committee on Oversight and Accountability has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X. Recent areas of focus include Title IX protection for female atheletes, Federal agency telework policies, and oversight of the General Services Administration.
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